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Missed it by THAT much...

Space shuttle went up today. I was about 30 seconds too late...

It's a Dog's Life

Fall Mosaic

Fall Mosaic
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Bonus pic

RJ
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I can't resist, it's too cute not to share :)

Turtle, Turtle!

"Am I not turtley enough for the turtle club? Turtle, turtle, turtle! " ~ Pistachio Disguisey

Will found this little guy while raking the yard. Luckily, he noticed before he raked him that he wasn't a leaf :)
You lookin' at me??
My internet search tells me he is probably an Ornate Box Turtle. We found one for sale for $160!! And ours was free! :) We are going to take him out away from busy roads and set him free though. Just keeping him long enough for his photo shoot, and for RJ to get to watch him for a while...

Fall Color in Florida

Yes, I actually found some colorful fall leaves today. :)
And I thought of Mike, who showed us what Moss looks like across the pond. This is what it is to Floridians :) Not nearly as pretty and colorful, but it has its own charm.

Mama's Punkin

Dames Point Bridge

I had a party to go to last night at a friend's house and had to cross this bridge. Since I was early and RJ-less, I took my time so I could take some pics. I found a park at the foot of the bridge...who knew? I was driving around looking for a good place to get the shots I wanted. It's all industrial and there's a Gypsum Company and there's dump trucks coming and going. And in the middle of it all, a park! :)

I have learned more about where I live since I started this 365 business. It's cool. :)

Herbie

Ok, here's the reason...

I told you I would share with you why I decorated for Halloween, when I normally don't. My brother shot a promo for our church's Harvest Festival, and RJ was in it, and it was shot at my house and so I had to put up the scary stuff. :) Here it is: Halloween promo

RJ is the dalmatian, and his friend is Tigger. My 13 yr old son is the scary dude in the mask. :)

FAN-ATIC

A very devoted fan gets out every Sunday morning with his pushmower and leaves this tribute to his team. It's on a hill by a state road near us. Incidentally, the Jags whipped some Texan hiney today, 37-17. :)

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

5K walk to raise money for breast cancer research:
"Southpaw" mugging for the camera
Part of our route went down River Road:
There were local acts and musicians along the route to entertain the walkers. I saw two that I knew personally...
We made it to the finish line, woohoo!! ;)

More pics HERE

Happy Birthday, Early

My 2nd youngest is going to be 14 in a few days. Granny and Papa will be out of town, so they took him to dinner. We tagged along :)

I call this one "Papa in the Headlights"...don't know HOW my camera startled him at this point...you would think he'd be used to it by now, between the three of us! ;o)
Birthday boy's lasagna...and no, he couldn't finish it all ;)

Mirror Mirror On the Wall

Sun Flower

Spider in the Sky

Well...it IS the month of Halloween... ;o)

The View From My Window

I was tagged by Shana to show you the view from my window. Or in this case, my front door. :) Nothing remarkable, just more houses. I like it though, because I remember standing here on a pile of dirt, looking out at more piles of dirt and lumber. It was an exciting time, building a house.
Here's the actual window-view at this moment. I don't usually get into decorating for Halloween, but there is a special reason why I needed to. I'll share it in a few days...

Tired Tigger

that is one tired Tigger! Look closer, it's not RJ. :) It's his best buddy T. He came and played with us today, and play they did!! I put RJ in his room for a nap and came back out to find this. :) What a cutie. They had a great time together. RJ is asking for him to come back, which he will have to do soon.

Deacon Ordination

The husband of one of my most precious friends was ordained a deacon in our church Sunday night.
Two other men were ordained also. It was a very special time, and I'm privileged to call them my friends. :)
Maybe one day? Who knows...

Low-Country Boil

If you have never had this, I highly recommend it! Everthing is cooked together in a huge pot outside, and it is SO good.


A co-worker of R's (who is also a good friend) invited us up to Brunswick on Saturday. He had a fellowship for his Sunday School class at a recreation center on the river. This is Dave:


Not only was there awesome food to be eaten, there was awesome singing to be heard. They sang some I knew and some I didn't, and it was all good :)
After a very rainy morning, it shaped up to be a beautiful afternoon.

The kids played on the playground until they dropped, caught fiddler crabs by the river, and generally ran wild and had a ball.

I was glad we got to go. After the fellowship, we went back to Dave's house to visit awhile with him and his family. It was a great time and I'm happy he invited us. :)

KBBC Ladies Fall Retreat

We had our annual retreat last weekend with our church's women's ministry. We had an awesome group this year:

There was good music,
good Bible study,
...and of course, lots of pranking and late-night hi-jinks. This tree "mysteriously" appeared right in front of our door around midnight. After a "mysterious" knock-and-run, followed by an equally "mysterious" phone call. :)
Of course, the mystery was solved, once we found the culprits hiding out in the cafe across the hall!
Naturally, we got in on the action after that. Let's just say that tree got around an awful lot, for a tree. Then add some toilet paper, and you get the general idea :)

No retreat would be complete without sustenance. We had to hit Walmart on the way to the hotel. Yes, this was just for OUR room! We were laughing at how our cart must have looked to the other walmart shoppers. We looked like we were on our way to the river for a bulimic convention. ;)

It was a great weekend. I'm already looking forward to next year.

You can see more pics here